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07-17-2014, 09:09 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Silverdale
Posts: 275
M.O.C. #7117
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Outdoor Speakers
Been thinking about this for a while...
Some of the folks we camp with that own SOBs (bumper pulls for the most part) have outdoor speakers. It is always nice to sit outside with them and have a little music while visiting (not loud enough to bother or even be heard by anyone in other campsites). I looked at mine and it seems as though I could easily install some on the outside of the dining room/couch slide. There are speakers inside in each corner of that slide that I could splice into the wiring of and to wire the new outdoor speakers. The only difficult thing I can't figure out just yet is how I could have just the outside speakers on and not the inside ones if we were listening to the radio or a CD or vice versa. Any thoughts? -Glenn
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07-17-2014, 09:26 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Silverdale
Posts: 275
M.O.C. #7117
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Oh...by the way- I am well aware of the sensitivities about extra noise in campgrounds and disturbing others (I don't care for that either). If I did this they would never be turned up enough to even be heard by anyone not actually in my particular site.
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07-17-2014, 09:27 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,773
M.O.C. #12156
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I cross my fingers everytime somebody pulls in next to us with outside speakers.
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07-17-2014, 10:35 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Tampa
Posts: 532
M.O.C. #10378
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The speakers were placed on my living room slide. That's just brilliant. The slide is nowhere nesr the awning which is where most people comgregat. I only ever used mine to hear the beeps to align the sat dish.
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07-17-2014, 11:08 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Hesperia
Posts: 1,321
M.O.C. #7787
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I have a TV hooked in under the basement,if we want music I open the basement door,turn on the TV and tune my Directv to a music station ( which there are plenty ) and WaLa!
Jack
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07-17-2014, 12:35 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Hanover
Posts: 1,472
M.O.C. #13325
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We've a boom box that I can take outside & either plug in or use it's batteries. Can place it anywhere and it's easy to stick back inside.
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07-17-2014, 01:14 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Winfield
Posts: 7,327
M.O.C. #6846
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To answer the original question, there are switches available which would allow you to select one set of speakers or the other or both. All you would have to do is instead of hooking directly into the interior speakers, change the connection to the inside speakers to the input of the switch and the speakers to the output. For some ideas, search for "multiple speaker switch" at amazon or similar.
Bingo
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07-17-2014, 02:02 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 908
M.O.C. #7915
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by 1retired06
I cross my fingers everytime somebody pulls in next to us with outside speakers.
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Ditto.
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07-17-2014, 07:38 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Ogden
Posts: 638
M.O.C. #13862
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This is what I use when I want a little outside music:
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-SRSBTX300...uetooth+srx500
It can face any direction, unlike built-ins. It can follow us where we sit, unlike built-ins. It requires no installation, unlike built-ins. It can be moved to the bedroom, unlike-built-ins. In other words, compared to built-in speakers, it has a bunch of advantages, and no disadvantages that I can see.
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07-17-2014, 08:18 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Washington Coast
Posts: 2,688
M.O.C. #10696
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I'm am not sure why you would need outside speakers IMO I thought it is a unneeded feature, when I play my tunes inside the rig we can easily here it when we are outside and it sounds good with the Samsung surround sound I just press the DVD button and then the Dolby button and adjust different sound settings to the music I am playing We Love it!! Montana did not cheap out on stereo/surround like other SOB's my friends have,Sometimes I have to tell my wife to turn it down when I am outside and she is inside Cooking and dancing and sipping the Vino
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07-18-2014, 05:48 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Winnipeg
Posts: 210
M.O.C. #14048
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Our outside speakers are also on the l/r slide which makes it more suitable for entertaining the neighbours rather then us sitting 10 feet away under the awning. Sometimes the logic of the design team is quite illogical. We usually keep the volume turned down quite low knowing that the sound carries very easily to adjoining sites. Given that the speakers on this new unit aren't located where we will be sitting we will probably use our IPods and headphones or just listen to the sounds of natures great outdoors.
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07-18-2014, 10:11 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Northport
Posts: 439
M.O.C. #12726
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I teach line dancing so I absolutely love music, but my kind of music. Not everyone likes the same music and I don't especially enjoy hearing other loud thumping music. It's right up there with constantly barking dogs or bright outside lights aimed toward my rv. To each his own but my ipad with or without earphones or small CD player works just fine for me and not loud enough to bother anyone.
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07-18-2014, 11:58 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Fayetteville
Posts: 4,200
M.O.C. #11401
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We have a small Bose set that plays from our IPOD. Does a nice job anywhere you like.
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07-18-2014, 01:14 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: San Jose
Posts: 390
M.O.C. #2277
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Two of the couple we camp with have outside speakers and they are forever leaving them on all night and then complaining about their noisy neighbors. They also leave their awning and scare light on most of the time. LOL
We carry a small boom box when we boondock but I'd rather be jamming with other musicians than listening to most anything else.
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10-25-2014, 08:36 AM
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New Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Gainesville
Posts: 9
M.O.C. #13897
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I must admit, we love our tunes. We previously had a Forest River Windjammer pull trailer. It had Sirius with outside speakers. We loved it but must admit we forgot and left music on all night a couple of tmes..... Now with our 3700 RL we use an IPod with portable speakers or our Sirius/XM with portable speaker. The quality is just as good and I feel we need less volume. Plus we are less likely to leave the music on all night...
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10-25-2014, 08:51 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Milton
Posts: 275
M.O.C. #14116
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by bigskyjimmy
,Sometimes I have to tell my wife to turn it down when I am outside and she is inside Cooking and dancing and sipping the Vino
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If you ever make it to the Atlanta area, look us up. My husband will take you fishing, and your wife can join me while I cook, dance and enjoy some vino.
We have outside speakers on our present rig. We always listened to music outside on a small boombox with our previous SOB, so we thought we'd use these new speakers a lot, but for some reason we haven't.
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10-25-2014, 10:00 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Washington Coast
Posts: 2,688
M.O.C. #10696
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Sounds like a Plan Anne!!!! anyone who drinks wine is a friend of mine
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10-25-2014, 03:58 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Littleton
Posts: 183
M.O.C. #9998
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My Mountaineer came with two outside speakers under the awning and over the patio area. Can be turned on or off by the entertainment center. I'm surprised the more expensive Montana didn't come with exterior speakers.
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10-26-2014, 06:32 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Vancouver Island
Posts: 894
M.O.C. #14417
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by 2Wanderers
I'm surprised the more expensive Montana didn't come with exterior speakers.
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I'm surprised too. I've added two speakers in the basement so now I just have to open the basement door to enjoy.
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